Blogs from Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 7

Our last day in St. Remy, Matt and I went back to Joel Durand Chocolaterie. The chocolate man himself was there in the shop, and gave us each a sample of a couple of his famed seasonal chocolates. Vinegar with honey truffle covered in dark chocolate, and dark chocolate with cinnamon. We bought some of his letter chocolates that spelled "Matt Robyn," and said our goodbye. Next, Matt and I visited the must-see still-functioning asylum where Van Gough stayed. It was very interesting and a little creepy, walking through his actual room, and looking out the barred window to the wilting crops in the backyard. Psychiatry has taken off since his time, and doctors back in the day used to treat their patients with shock-therapy, throwing them in a bathtub filled with cold water and covering ... read more

Sep 19 Avignon City Tour We have spent the day walking. There are 4 walking tours around this city – one that climbs a hill even and we did them all. It didn’t seem difficult at all because the shops were open. I walked extra steps in quite a few even tried some clothes and shoes on but prices are rather high and what looks good on all the young French girls doesn’t look quite the same as on me. But I did buy some rather unusual things – drinking straws to impress A&A because they are 70 cm long and just fit the suitcase, a fruit dispenser and drinking glass markers. I did try the usual tourist purchase of L’Occitane products but I can get it cheaper in the States. My hands are nice and ... read more

We left Les Boisset early since we had been warned about the large Market Day in Apt plus holiday makers heading both north and south making the roads very busy. As it turned out it wasn't that bad and we arrived in super-time. Figuring out the Avignon TGV station wasn't exactly intuitive. It is a brand new futuristic setup just for the TGV line. The lines have fast trains coming and going on a regular basis and it sure does beat travelling by plane with all its checkin's and delays. You can see why populated countries choose to build bullet trains or dedicated lines for fast travel. So it was goodbye to our good friends and a great week with them, and hello to several hours on trains. Because the trains were so full we had ... read more

Today it was to be a trip to Avignon, another of the cities in this part of France with a great historical past. Once again we were armed with a city map showing all the carparks, both paid and free. All was uneventful on the drive, having successfully negotiated one deviation and several tempting offers to take the toll road. Once in the city we discovered the officials had taken it upon themselves to dig up many of the free carparks, perhaps in preparation for the summer tourist season. With a bit of patience we finally succeeded in nabbing a park near the famous bridge. Arriving in Avignon at lunchtime presented us with an opportunity we couldn’t turn down, a cafe lunch in the main square, Place de l’Horloge. France always seems in party mode and ... read more

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